GRE Word List

PHOENIX

a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period

The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.

Random words

WordMeaning
beholdenbeing under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted
wispya small handful (as of hay or straw)
zephyra breeze from the west
disconcertto throw into confusion
seasonablesuitable to the season or circumstances : timely
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
prowessdistinguished bravery
meagerhaving little flesh : thin
malodoroushaving a bad odor
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate